Bari-Casamassima-Putignano railway

Coordinates: 40°51′23.4″N 17°7′24.3″E / 40.856500°N 17.123417°E / 40.856500; 17.123417

Bari-Casamassima-Putignano railway
Overview
Type Heavy rail
Status in use
Locale Italy
Termini Bari Mungivacca
Putignano
Operation
Opened 1905 (1905)
Owner RFI
Operator(s) Ferrovie del Sud Est
Technical
Line length 43 km (27 mi)
Number of tracks 1
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Electrification Electrified at 3000 V DC
Route map

The Bari-Casamassima-Putignano railway is an Italian 43-kilometre long railway line, that connects Bari with Putignano via Casamassima.

The line was opened on 6 September 1905.

Usage

The line is used by the following service(s):[1]

Electrification

The railway is being electrified, largely with funds from the European Union,[2] with most works completed in 2014. The FSE has launched a tender for 4 trains.

See also

References

This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at October 2014.

External links

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